stadium so the olympic flame for london is on its way now. she will process down and across the hill, and that will be the first sight that most of the crowd here have of the olympic flame for london. and the they will process with the 9-year-old boy, actually the son of the man who choreographed this ceremony. and some in ain kept greece believe he was involved in a greek wedding because the child was necessary to give the couple a blessing that they would be abundant and have children, and so these children are so important. i mean, the message chimes in with all of that, but early on, it's his torch that's done its job, and now they make their procession down, and you will see them come through the olive groves, and the little boy will veer off towards the olive branches. in 2004 in athens, they actually used the wreath as the official emblem of those games. you might have seen it with some of the other british medalists receiving the gold medals. they stood on the medal ceremony table on the podium, and all the presesses will now process

it is a criminal offense in britain and against olympic rule. we will stay with the olympics as the torch continues its journey. lucy hawkings there is in the british city of bristol where the olympic flame is burning for the fifth day. >> it seems that bristol knows how to hold a party. this city has embraced the olympic torch in a way that has surprised everybody. tens of thousands of people showed up last night at the docks winners arrived and thousands came out in the beautiful morning sunshine to welcome the torch. it crossed the suspension bridge which is behind me in bristol. midway across the bridge, there was what they call a torch kiss and the torch was handed from one torch bearer to another and there were fireworks, cheering. the crowds really went crazy. they were so excited. let's talk to some of them who watched it today. with we -- with me is steve. >> it's been brilliant. >> and it's all about inspiration, isn't it? how could you fail to be inspired by these teams today? >> absolutely. it's been fantastic and it's a great part i

tavis: being an olympic champion, an olympic swimmer, period, not less a champion, but i was looking at your planning schedule of what time you get up, and you can tell the story. what time do you get up? >> i get up at 4:20, and i drive to the pool, and i swim, and then i go to the weight room, so i am in the pool for two hours, and then i go to the weight room, and then i come home and take care of my babies and get my 5-year-old off to school, and then in the evening, i go back to the pool, and then there are different days, when my husband is home. these are very different things. tavis: there is a whole list of things i could have given you that you could have done. >> yes, volunteer. >> pta. you could volunteer. >> i know. >> -- tavis: the library. one of the reasons you said you would try this is because that the times and swimming have not change review still hold some records. the times have not, with your 15 years of retirement, you can still -- you can do this. >> yes, well, mike record was beaten, so it stood until 2008, and one of the catalysts into doing this, and i was

sites areas in a number of major russian cities so in which cities aren't putting these olympic olympic alive sites and what is it one of the four you know it's a new initiative and the first ever in the history of the olympic games yeah i never heard of that they threw. the london games will be connected with the next host in nations like russia lies in brazil and like south korea and we were disallowed several cities most of them just a big city like like it didn't work once to have the life feed from the london for the local community to be able to avoid share what's going on in london and to share to share the moments of glory hopefully will follow athletes and also to be. involved in the history. of the london games and of course the biggest live side will be both in moscow and in sochi and the sochi in the central square in front of the harbor and see poor will be big screen and daily program with different activities and we also even dream to create by literal signals all the citizen of social world be able to communicate communicate with long guest visitors so it's a great initi

and in one more bit of olympic news, ukraine's olympic committee has suspended the general secretary s after he was caught offering tickets to the games to an undercover bbc reporter. he told reporters he could provide up to 100 tickets. he said that he never had any intention of selling them. the practice would be illegal. no sale ever took place. it is a new way of doing business in orbit. the first ever commercial supply ship is heading to the international space station. the next test for the mission comes later this week when the rocket will attempt to dock with the space station. >> 3, to the bureau, 1, 0. >> the launch of the first privately built rocket to the space station. >> nasa turns to the private sector. >> it is supposed to be cheaper and a lot safer than the space shuttle. >> the decision to end the shuttle program in 2004 was a difficult one. with the kind of hard work, and ingenuity that nasa and the station are known for, we are on the back of a new future. >> the rocket was built here in los angeles at spacex. the workers are building a fleet of rockets that will

>> this is probably the most competitive olympic trials we've had ever. five 2008 olympians returning. of course the olympic all-around champion is going against best gymnasts in our country, working up to this level like jordan weaver. an exciting competition. we have probably 10, 15 contends have that a legit shot but only five will make it. >> reporter: a month and a half out from trials what are athletes, like you way back when, what are they doing as far as training? >> working. >> the olympic trials is probably one of the toughest moments of an athlete's career. it's competitive competition, this is a big deal. they have to be committing everything right here, right now, give it everything they've got. >> you didn't have pressure under him. we heard he's a light washington. >> right, right, right. war. >> reporter: what do we have to worry about from the other countries? >> of course, great competition still the same, china, russia, remana. we are not impressed about what they've done lately. we still the reigning world champions a few months ago fr

for the cultural olympics to be held during or in parallel with the olympic games in sochi and this year is the year of music successfully started this year selecting their most brides impressive example of the russia contemporary and traditional culture for from all across. russia and the best in class the winners of this election will be proudly representing the region and the culture of the local community that has to when they have to fight for the right to go to south korea back then we already faced the huge competition and the great of the regions to participate in such as this cultural olympiad were what will be in parallel with the with the sporting event because does it have something to do with the deal for games or not what is or it's not a story the pearls are so so so so so though for games is another thing i mean i mean this is nothing to do in a culture it's euro no. ok well another question i want to ask you definitely today is about corruption corruption in russia is almost legendary right but despite that your biography has stayed impeccable for all these years ho

tavis: being an olympic champion, an olympic swimmer, period, not less a champion, but i was looking at your planning schedule of what time you get up, and you can tell the story. what time do you get up? >> i get up at 4:20, and i drive to the pool, and i swim, and then i go to the weight room, so i am in the pool for two hours, and then i go to the weight room, and then i come home and take care of my babies and get my 5-year-old off to school, and then in the evening, i go back to the pool, and then there are different days, when my husband is home. these are very different things. tavis: there is a whole list of things i could have given you that you could have done. >> yes, volunteer. >> pta. you could volunteer. >> i know. >> -- tavis: the library. one of the reasons you said you would tryhis is because that the times and swimming have not change review still hold some records. the times have not, with your 15 years of retirement, you can still -- you can do this. >> yes, well, mike record was beaten, so it stood until 2008, and one of the catalysts into doing this, and i was h

wbal-tv is your 11 -- is your olympic station. expect constant updates on our web site. >> now, your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist, ava marie. >> we're looking at a saudi picture right now. it just seemed like sprinkles. it is just a wet pattern. it to be hard to find those dry patches. all of this wet weather and the cloud cover debt only affecting temperatures right now. it is only in the 60's right out. just a little bit lower along the eastern shore. we do expect temperatures in baltimore to warm just a couple of degrees. we do have the yankees in town. unfortunately, this weather could play a role in the game this afternoon. it will be a pretty saudi the game. temperatures around 68 degrees to start off the game. towards the end of the game, temperatures will drop in the mid 60's. we do expect to reject showers -- showers through the night. look at the satellite picture. we have clouds and a lot of rain. this is all pushing up to the north and east. we have a cold front pressing into the east. these areas of

it's inspirational to do something so close to the olympics. i cannot wait. >> how did you get chosen? rex people nominated me in the local area. i won the bronze this year and i am third in europe. and for my volunteering in the community. >> what does it mean to you and your friends that the olympics are being held here? >> it is amazing. it's all what we hoped for. we all hoped to build in the future. it is amazing to see what we could be doing in the future. >> you must be a very broad principle if. >> she is a great inspiration to everybody in the academy. >> how have you been building up to the olympics? >> i think there's been a general buildup. a general buildup in the country. what we look forward to in the city of bristol is the link up to the relay, everybody holding hands from the south of the through scotland and london. there's a great deal of sport with olympic themes. >> there's a real sense of excitement in the city. >> everyone. i was just walking and people were waving and beeping at me. everyone is so excited about the olymp

two years before the winter olympics in sochi about seventy percent of the big venues and infrastructure are already built and the ski slopes are already open for both tourists and pros officials promise such will be ready long before the deadline but skeptics point out some serious problems so what's the latest from the coolest city on the cubs who will learn from beneath the chair of the show and president of the saatchi two thousand and fourteen organizing committee. from three d. graphics to reality that coke asian slow. are evolving into sporting venues some of them unique like this one a modern eighteen hundred metre bobsleigh a track the longest and then us to the world it's been designed for three zero in big high speed ice disappoints the bobsled and skeleton on the tracks got sixteen turns and a maximum speed of around one hundred thirty five kilometers per hour as for such a ski and then years they've already had some successful high level test runs they hosted both the european and the world alpine skiing cops some of the world's best winter wrathfully it's praised the facili

twelve competition the target for rob comstock is my guest on the show today he portrayed the future olympic captain saatchi which brought them the first prize in the arts and entertainment class. in an age where everyone carries a camera and can get a lucky shot of the professional still have an age the proof of that is the world press photo contest which has for fifty five years celebrated the best in professional journalism the two thousand and eleven pictures are currently mosco a spawn of a global two are more than one hundred thousand pictures were submitted for the world press photo contest sifting through such a huge number of images must have been an arduous task for the jury they eventually narrowed it down to the two hundred best shots capturing the major events and spirit of two thousand and eleven. the overall winner is this image which has been described as the icon of the arab spring a yemeni woman cradles her son who is suffering from the effects of tear gas after participating in the street demonstration in order to the growing importance of citizen journalism a special awar

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beijing basked in the olympic spotlight four years ago. today, the legacy of those games is controversial. >> china promised the games would transform the lives of ordinary people here. four years on, there are serious doubts as to whether anything has changed at all. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. the man who once held the terrified residents of sarajevo in the palm of his and stood in a dark -- stood in the hague today, accused of 11 counts of genocide and war crimes. it was a war that killed 100,000 people. it has taken almost 20 years to bring him to trial. the bbc reported from the conflict in bosnia. we were in the court today. >> living came to seek justice on behalf of the dead. ratko mladic has evaded the court for 20 years. he has aged visibly, but he seems no less defiant, no less sure that he did no wrong. mladic commanded the bosnian- serb army for three years as it pushed its way through bosnia, driving hundreds of thousands from their homes. countless non-serbs, the prosecution said, w

olympic flame on july 27th. -- thousands of bearers will carry the olympic torch. >> back where it all began, among the ruins of ancient olympia, london was given the first real taste of its historic significance. almost 3000 years ago, this arena would have been packed with crowds of more than 40,000 people. today, they came to see a ceremony which really marked the start of britain's olympic countdown. it is a huge moment and more importantly, i think that people suddenly realize that it is now happening. >> i think the momentum from this point tends to pick up. >> in this is a ritual performed for summer and winter host cities every two years, but the sight of the high priest best lighting the flames from the sun's rays remains 1 of the most powerful symbols of the olympics. -- but the sight of the high priestess lighting the flames from the sun's rays remains one of the most powerful symbols of the olympics. no 1 was laughing when a gust of wind extinguished the flames. there was a brief panic, it was relighted from a back up. despite the interruption, normal service was quickly re

but gaza's training facilities don't meet olympic standards. the track that he practices on is rough. pebbles are everywhere. hamas, the islamic movement that controls gaza strip allows him to use the track only 19 minutes a day. hamas does not encourage sports and the palestinian authority does not help him much either. he goes through his phases as israeli fighter jets fly by. because of the limited amount of time on the track, he also practices on a beach. >> it's difficult to train for the olympics in conditions like these. but i want to show the world that athletes from gaza can compete with the best. >> reporter: this man coaches him physically and mentally. he was an olympic athlete himself. the first palestinian to compete in the games. in 1996, he ran in the 10,000-meter race at the atlanta olympics. >> translator: he's a symbol of palestine. his success would make us all very proud. we'll all be cheering him on. >> reporter: with his help, he's getting ready for the upcoming london olympics. >> translator: my dream is to stand on the

open at san francisco's historic olympic club. so golf's biggest name is trying to get a leg up on the competition. it's tiger woods. he was back in the bay area to play a practice round at the site of this year's open. the former stanford star played the late course today, and then went on google plus to say it was fantastic. woods added that the course has changed a lot since the olympic club last hosted the u.s. open tiger woods loves playing on the bay area course. >> back in a moment. t >>> we have some programing notes for you. knig "nightly news" is next. and another special edition of nbc area news around 8:00 p.m. following the game. and tonight at 9:00 "extra" and says hollywood. >> not even the evening. "nightly news" and then the game, the kings and the devils. >> hope to see you soon. graduate, now that your journey begins, you're going to need a powerful connection ! felicidaaaadeeeees ! with this droid 4 by motorola on verizon 4g lte, you can stay in touch on skype with your loved ones. staying connected with your f

olympic committee to create the u.s. oh olympic -- oh bim pick pro-- olympic project. i would encourage everyone to go to our facebook application to finds the unique ways. they're connected with athletes they maybe have never heard of. it will be great to find out who is from your hometown or has the same hobbies that you have. image it's a great way -- i think it's a great way to support team usa. >> i don't disagree with you. part of the -- the best part of the tv coverage, i don't care which network or cable out let has it, are the stories behind the event, finding out about athletes you didn't know really existed and then that is one of the coolest things. this brings it to your laptop, smart phone, on demand when you want to hang out. this is really neat. >> what's so amazing about this app that samsung has created is that it does the work for you. all you have to do is sign up, enter your name and information and it connects you with all the athletes and all the people that you have connections with to create these really cool unique connections that you didn't

four years ago, and beijing basked in the olympic spotlight. the legacy of those games is still controversial. " china promised the games and would transform the lives of ordinary people. there are serious doubts as to whether anything has changed at all. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the man who once held the terrified residents of sarajevo in the palm of his hand stood in the hague today accused of 11 counts of war crimes and genocide. ratko mladic was the much feared commander in a war that killed 100,000 people. it has taken 20 years to bring him to trial. >> the living on behalf of the dead came to the hague seeking justice. theirs has been a long wait. there was something of the old ratko mladic in court today. he seemed -- he did not speak, but he listened, focusing closely throughout. he commanded the bosnian serb army as it drove hundreds of thousands from their homes. >> said they were loaded in groups of five -- they were voted in groups of five into a bus. it was driven to a field and as the men w

you've gone from champion, olympic champion, multiple olympic champion to felon. and the gap between those two positions in the public estimation and your estimation is massive. >> and it's hard for people to grasp the -- everything that happened. i think when people saw me on television and then they meet me, they're like how in the world can this all happen? but i try to tell people that anybody can make a mistake. and certainly mine was massive. and it was in the public eye. and i've been blessed with this ability to community and connect with people. so people feel like they know me. so when they have to talk about the situation, it's hard for them. when i travel, i'll be honest. when i travel people come up to me and say i just want to give you a hug. we feel bad for you. they don't know why, but they feel bad for me. so the journey has been a rough one. but i am happy to say that i'm finally at a place where i'm at peace, if you understand that. i made some horrible choices in my past. >> what was the single worst moment for you of the whole thing? >> the si

this is the general secretary of the ukrainian olympic committee. an undercover bbc reporter posing as a ticket scalper arranged a meeting with him in london to discuss buying tickets. he explained that he was in the process of distributing tickets to ukrainian fans, coaches, and officials, but indicated that he should have some leftover to sell. he was willing to discuss how many tickets would be paid for. >> how would you prefer to receive, if we arrange payment? >> it would be better in cash. >> 30 years ago, the olympic committee was hit by a major corruption scandal, and it vowed to clean up its ranks. this is embarrassing, because it involves a big success story of the 2012 olympics -- unprecedented ticket sales. do you think it is pie in the sky to stop ticket counting? >> absolutely not. or we would not have increased the maximum fine to 20,000 pounds. >> we asked about the conversations with our reporter. the official said, "we never planned to sell tickets in the u.k. territory, and our talk was only diplomatic talk, to satisfy the persist

just like the tokyo skytree, the olympics can help create a new image. >> winning the 2020 olympics would be big news for tokyo. the city has hosted the summer games before, back in 1964. >>> firefighters are working their way through a tunnel in central japan. they believe four people may be trapped inside. workers were building a road through a mountain when something blew up. rescue crews say the tunnel is filled with flammable gas. so they're proceeding with caution. the explosion took place in the city of minamiuonuma. police say the force threw workers at the tunnel's entrance off their feets. officers say stones and concrete hit three of them. doctors are treating the injured in the hospital. >> translator: i heard a loud sound. i thought it was a large explosion. >> people at the scene are still trying to figure out what caused the blast. spokesperson for land and infrastructure ministry say the workers were not using any explosives. a rescue team of ten equipped with oxygen tanks entered the tunnel while checking the density of the flammable gas inside but ran out of oxygen on th

views on the olympics -- >> the beijing olympics will be remembered as a city most quickly forgotten. if you ask people about the olympics, i do not think people will say anything proud about it. >> officials will tell you a different story here. one of the men during george of the beijing legacy planning says -- the men in charge of the beijing legacy planning says it has had a lasting impact. >> [speaking foreign language] >> chinese people are still deeply proud of the way beijing used the games to send a powerful message to the world. london will not be able to match that, but will be ultimately judged on whether it can deliver something more enduring than a two-week show. >> france has not only a new president, but also a new prime minister. jean-marc ayrault, a former german teacher, has taken up his post today. he attended his official ceremony in the prime minister's office in central paris. the first meeting of the cabinet is expected to take place on thursday. the trial of anders breivik, the man accused of the mass murder in norway last july, as continued in oslo. one of th

. >> this is the first olympic team. >> he was not only the coach on the first olympic squad in 1964, he spearheaded changes to competitive judo that paved the way for it to become an olympic sport. >> i changed the structure of it. of course, i was not the most popular guy. i started it. that's how it went. >> reporter: at san jose stayes he was busy building a juggernaut. for the past half sense try, if you are serious about judo in america, you consider being coached by him. >> they come and stay because they want to make the olympic team. >> reporter: and many of them have. although if there is one hole in his resume, it is olympic gold. no american judo athlete has brought one of those home. at least not yet. and for not much longer if marty has a say. >> you'll get there. >> reporter: for the past five years, he has taught her and guided her and criticized her on her way to the 2012 olympic games in london. >> his mantra is if you cannot put up with what i have to give you, you will not put up with what life throws at you. >> reporter: she thinks about her coach before every mat

this is the general secretary of the ukrainian olympic team. an undercover bbc reporter posing as a tout arranged a meeting with him in london to discuss buying tickets. >> very nice to meet you. >> he explained he was in the process of distributing tickets to ukrainian fans, coaches and officials but indicated he should have some left over to sell. [inaudible] >> the general secretary was willing to discuss how any tickets would be paid for. >> how would you prefer to receive, you know, if we arrange payment? [inaudible] >> i believe it should be cash. >> 13 years ago the international olympic committee was hit by a major corruption scandal and it vowed to clean up its ranges and this is particularly embarrassing because it involves one of the big success stories of the 2012 olympics. unprecedented ticket sales. >> do you think it's maybe pie in the sky you really are going to stop ticket touting. >> absolutely not. and if i thought that we would not have increased the maximum fine from 5,000 pounds to 20,000 pounds. >> we contacted the genera

also countdown to the olympics. dara tor ez has won 12 medals and gunning for more in london. >> i love standing up on the blocks against the young whipper snappers and swimming against them. >> tonight i dare her to show me what she's really made of. and in america, a good deed gone very, very bad. this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening. our big story tonight, politics and promises. mitt romney rolls out a new ad today and makes big promise on the deficit, trade with china, the economy and jobs. let's take a look. >> what would a romney presidency be like? day one, president romney announces deficit reductions, ending the obama error of big government, helping secure our kids' futures. president romney stands up to china on trade and demands they play by the rules. president romney begins repealing job-killing regulations that are costing the economy billions. that's what a romney presidency will be like. >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> all very exciting, but can he keep these promises? j

we've got the olympic games now just 85 days away. officials are making sure that all the security is in place and that the venues are all going to be ready. and also, as we have mentioned earlier, next month is also a big event. the queen's diamond jubilee, 60 years on the throne. so it's something for everyone, i think, to celebrate. we'll get a preview of all of that. >>> also, "today's professionals," we're talking about ashton kutcher's new online ad. it's created quite a stir. you see him there in brown face, some say mocking an indian ak sent. it's triggered online backlash. it's been pulled, but some ask, has the damage been done? i'm sure donny will have strong opinions about it as well as star. the empty sheet is for me because i'm rushing in. we'll chat about that and a couple other hot topics with the professionals. >>> then on "today's money," we are making sure you've got enough money for your retirement. what are some of the things you need to do to make sure that you're comfortable in those later years. >> i'm so glad

that will be the question of the olympics. can he win multiple gold medals in london? >> bowman: oh, yeah. oh, for sure. >> bowman: how many? i don't know. that's up to him. >> michael phelps: i kind of feel like my old self again. i'm swimming times like i used to. i'm swimming races how i used to. so, everything is kind of coming back to me, what it was, i guess, before '08. >> cooper: every race in london will be compared to what he accomplished over nine days in the summer of 2008. >> michael finishes first... >> cooper: have you been able finally and fully absorb what you did in beijing? >> michael phelps: probably not. >> cooper: even now? >> michael phelps: no. >> he's magical. he is superman. >> michael phelps: i guess i probably do get, kind of, like, choked up, like, just thinking about all the memories, and thinking of exactly when i touched the wall, what was going on in my head. >> michael phelps! ( cheers and applause ) >> michael phelps: but probably, deep down inside, i probably really don't know and won't feel what it really meant until... who knows. >

the olympic flame is lit. there is more to it than a match. >>> and two local guys can make up pizza faster than anyone else. coming up. >>> and hello, brian. what a beautiful day in d.c. the sun is back and that is gusty still. we're going to be talking about friday and the weekend coming up in just a few minutes. >>> and feldy, a very big day for the redskins. >>> absolutely. it's an anniversary for the washington redskins, the 80th anniversary and unveiling of the brand now indoor practice facility. we will see what the old-timers had to say about something they never had when we continue. . >>> if you have a story idea, give us a call or shoot us an e mail. we'll be right back. right bac . >>> the countdown to the summer games begins in greece with the lighting of the olympic flame. keeping with tradition, the torch was lit with sunlight magnified by a mirror and use the purest light possible. >>> kitty logan shows us the torches other traditions. >> reporter: an ancient ceremony rich in tradition. the ol

it's not the typical uniform of an olympic athlete, but pole dancing could become the newest olympic sport. advocates say first people immediate to drop their perceptions. >> don't call this a strip tease or some cabaret performance. for these pole dancers showing some skin is part of their sport. >> it can be extremely challenging. it can be -- it's olympic level difficulty. ♪ going to make some noise >> this dancer isn't exaggerating. these pole performers could soon be going for the gold. tim trautman is the president of the international pole sport federation and is spearheading the push to make pole dancing an olympic sport. >> the biggest challenge is going to be the stereotyping that we have to deal with, and, you know, quite frankly, everyone thinks that pole fitness and pole sports and everything came out of strip clubs, but it started long before then. we have to take some of the eroticism out of the moves and take out the high heels. we're going to frame it as these are athletes that you are watching. >> you lean back and hang -- >> reporter: over the last decade pole da

the aquatics center has been more 6 -- learning to swim in the olympic pool. the aquatics center has been more successful. away from the iconic venues, there is clear evidence of the legacy failure, like some other stadiums, the beach volleyball arena is barely used. was designed as a lasting symbol of china's emergence as a global superpower. china also promised the games would transform the lives of ordinary people. four years on, there are serious doubts about whether anything has changed at all. some would even argue that on human rights, china has gone backwards. the artist and designer is one of the communist government's most vocal critics. his view, it is damaged. >> the olympics will be remembered as a city being forgone. if you ask people about the olympics, people cannot say anything press out about it. >> officials will tell you a different story -- proud about it. >> officials will tell you a different story. he says the olympics have had a lasting impact. >> chinese people are still deeply proud of the way beijing used the games. london will not

all the speeches, all the mentions of the olympic values and the olympic ideals -- all the since very well with the work that i'm involved in. >> the british council now plays a bigger role for the next week, of course. the flame has left the stadium. it is already making its way around greece, as it will for the next week. there's a big british-greek crossover there. >> that is right. the whole ethos behind the games is the power to bring people together. it is incredibly compelling for all of us. we wanted to capture that at the british council. >> you are capturing it with various cultural -- >> cultural and educational. a lot of the work we do is in education. what we thought we would do is bring together a number of greek students and also students from the u.k. to get involved in activities that would enable us to take the inspirational power of the games directly into the classrooms. >> good luck with all those endeavors. a very busy week ahead for you. thank you very much. the director of the british council here in greece. a crucial handover ceremony this time next week. the